John Bogart
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John Bogart was an American civil engineer and politician from New York
. He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor
from 1888 to 1891.
. He was educated at The Albany Academy
and graduated M.A.
from Rutgers College in 1853.
He spent a summer with the engineer corps of the New York Central Railroad
and decided to become an engineer. He baegan engineering work on the enlargement of the Erie Canal
as Second Assistant Engineer from 1856 to 1858. He was Assistant Engineer on the construction of Central Park
in New York City.
From December 1861 to July 1866, he was in engineering service with the Union Army
. During this time he was stationed at Fortress Monroe and was in charge of the fort at the Rip Raps, Virginia.
In 1866, he was appointed Engineer in charge of construction, and in 1870 Chief Engineer of the Park Commission of Brooklyn, N.Y., and from 1872 to 1877 was Chief Engineer of the New York City Department of Public Parks.
In 1870, he married Emma Cherrington Jefferis.
From 1877 on, he was engaged as Engineer for many important enterprises, among them the municipal works at New Orleans, Chicago
, Nashville
and Baltimore
; the designs of the parks at Albany, N.Y., the Public State Grounds at Nashville, the West Side parks of Chicago and the park system of Essex County, New York
. He was Constructing Engineer of Washington Bridge
, Consulting Engineer of the Niagara Falls Power Co., of the Atlantic Electric and Water Power Co., of the Rapid Transit Commission and of the New York State Board of Health.
From 1886 to 1887, he was Deputy State Engineer under Elnathan Sweet
. He was State Engineer and Surveyor from 1888 to 1891, elected on the Democratic ticket in 1887
and 1889
. Afterwards he resumed his practice as consulting engineer in New York City.
He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers
and the Institution of Civil Engineers
of Great Britain. He was a lieutenant colonel
and Chief Engineer of the New York National Guard.
He died from pneumonia
at his home at 640, Madison Avenue (Manhattan)
.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor
New York State Engineer and Surveyor
The New York State Engineer and Surveyor was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1848 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the Department of Public Works which was...
from 1888 to 1891.
Life
He was the son of John Henry Bogart, a merchant of Albany and New York City and great-grandson of Henry BogartHenry Bogart
Henry Isaac Bogart was born October 1729 in Albany, New York and died in 1821. He was the eldest son of Albany residents Isaac and Hendrickie Oothout Bogert. He signed the Sons of Liberty Constitution in 1766. Henry Bogart was elected in 1775 to represent the first ward on the Albany Committee of...
. He was educated at The Albany Academy
The Albany Academy
The Albany Academy is an independent college preparatory day school for boys in Albany, New York, USA, enrolling students from Preschool to Grade 12. It was established in 1813 by a charter signed by Mayor Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer and the city council of Albany...
and graduated M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
from Rutgers College in 1853.
He spent a summer with the engineer corps of the New York Central Railroad
New York Central Railroad
The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...
and decided to become an engineer. He baegan engineering work on the enlargement of the Erie Canal
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of...
as Second Assistant Engineer from 1856 to 1858. He was Assistant Engineer on the construction of Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
in New York City.
From December 1861 to July 1866, he was in engineering service with the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
. During this time he was stationed at Fortress Monroe and was in charge of the fort at the Rip Raps, Virginia.
In 1866, he was appointed Engineer in charge of construction, and in 1870 Chief Engineer of the Park Commission of Brooklyn, N.Y., and from 1872 to 1877 was Chief Engineer of the New York City Department of Public Parks.
In 1870, he married Emma Cherrington Jefferis.
From 1877 on, he was engaged as Engineer for many important enterprises, among them the municipal works at New Orleans, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
and Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
; the designs of the parks at Albany, N.Y., the Public State Grounds at Nashville, the West Side parks of Chicago and the park system of Essex County, New York
Essex County, New York
Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,370. Its name is from the English county of Essex. Its county seat is Elizabethtown...
. He was Constructing Engineer of Washington Bridge
Washington Bridge
The Washington Bridge carries six lanes of traffic over the Harlem River in New York City between the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, connecting 181st Street and Amsterdam Avenue in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan to University Avenue in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx...
, Consulting Engineer of the Niagara Falls Power Co., of the Atlantic Electric and Water Power Co., of the Rapid Transit Commission and of the New York State Board of Health.
From 1886 to 1887, he was Deputy State Engineer under Elnathan Sweet
Elnathan Sweet
Elnathan Sweet was an American civil engineer and politician from New York. He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1884 to 1887.-Life:...
. He was State Engineer and Surveyor from 1888 to 1891, elected on the Democratic ticket in 1887
New York state election, 1887
The 1887 New York state election was held on November 8, 1887, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer and the State Engineer, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.-History:The United Labor...
and 1889
New York state election, 1889
The 1889 New York state election was held on November 5, 1889, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York...
. Afterwards he resumed his practice as consulting engineer in New York City.
He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers is a professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. It is the oldest national engineering society in the United States. ASCE's vision is to have engineers positioned as global leaders who strive toward...
and the Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Civil Engineers
Founded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineering. Like its early membership, the majority of its current members are British engineers, but it also has members in more than 150...
of Great Britain. He was a lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
and Chief Engineer of the New York National Guard.
He died from pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
at his home at 640, Madison Avenue (Manhattan)
Madison Avenue (Manhattan)
Madison Avenue is a north-south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States, that carries northbound one-way traffic. It runs from Madison Square to the Madison Avenue Bridge at 138th Street. In doing so, it passes through Midtown, the Upper East Side , Spanish Harlem, and...
.
Sources
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boe-boggess.html Political Graveyard
- Engineers' bios, at Rochester history
- COL. JOHN BOGART, ENGINEER, DIES AT 84 in NYT on April 26, 1920